THE  FORWARD  MOVEMENT 

PROJECTOR 

Seventh  Day  Baptist  General  Conference 
REV.  AHVA  J.  C.  BOND.  DIRECTOR 


For  Christ  and  Service 


THE  WOMAN’S  EXECUTIVE  BOARD 

OF  THE 

Seventh  Day  Baptist  General  Conference 

MILTON,  WISCONSIN 


OFFICERS 


President 

Mrs.  A.  B.  West,  Milton  Junction,  Wis. 
Recording  Secretary 

Mrs.  Edgar  D.  Van  Horn,  Milton  Junction,  Wis. 
T reasurer 

Mrs.  A.  E.  Whitford,  Milton,  Wis. 

Editor  of  Woman’s  Work,  Sabbath  Recorder 
Mrs.  George  E.  Crosley,  Milton,  Wis. 


ASSOCIATIONAL  SECRETARIES 

Eastern 

Mrs.  Edwin  Shaw,  Plainfield,  N.  J. 
Southeastern 

Mrs.  M.  Wardner  Davis,  Salem,  W.  Va. 
Central 

Mrs.  Adelaide  C.  Brown,  West  Edmeston,  N.  Y. 
W estern 

Mrs.  Walter  L.  Greene,  Independence,  N.  Y. 
Southwestern 

Mrs.  R.  J.  Mills,  Hammond,  La. 
Northwestern 

Miss  Phoebe  S.  Coon,  Walworth,  Wis. 
Pacific  Coast 

Mrs.  N.  O.  Moore,  Riverside,  Calif. 


FOREWORD 


SEVERAL  years  ago  at  the  General  Conference  our  women 
adopted  the  following  resolution: 

“As  women  of  the  Seventh  Day  Baptist  Denomination  we 
desire  to  do  our  humble  part  in  the  evangelization  of  the  world, 
and  the  promotion  of  the  Bible  Sabbath.” 

This  short,  simple  statement  embodies  the  vital  points  in 
our  Christian  service  today. 

In  the  following  pages  of  this  leaflet  an  attempt  is  made  to 
set  forth  briefly  and  clearly  the  relation  of  the  Woman’s  Board 
to  the  other  agencies  in  the  denomination,  and  an  outline  of  its 
particular  work. 

We  have  hoped  every  society  in  the  denomination  might 
be  visited  this  year  by  the  associational  secretary  or  some  other 
representative  of  the  Board  in  the  interests  of  the  special  work 
of  the  women’s  societies.  We  are  looking  forward  to  the  time 
when  we  can  support  a secretary,  -who  can  devote  much  of  her 
time  to  visiting  among  the  societies,  and  who  may  also  be  able 
to  get  in  touch  with  many  of  the  women  lone  Sabbath-keepers. 

If  any  local  society  does  not  now  have  a special  committee  for 
the  purpose,  may  not  each  society  make  some  sort  of  definite 
arrangements  for  writing  regularly  to  all  non-resident  women 
church  members,  whether  they  are  members  of  the  society  or 
not.  Write  cheerful,  hopeful,  loving  letters.  You  can  not  esti- 
mate the  good  such  letters  may  do.  With  God’s  blessing  they 
may  prove  to  be  real  home  mission  evangels. 


MISS  SUSIE  M.  BURDICK 
Shanghai,  China 


Miss  Burdick  went  out  ?s  a missionary  to 
Shanghai,  China,  first  in  1889.  She  has  been 
home  several  times  for  brief  periods  of  rest, 
and  is  now,  1921,  in  America  for  a furlough, 
her  home  address  being  Alfred  N.  Y. 

She  has  been  connected  all  the  time  with 
the  work  of  the  Girls’  School  at  our  mission 
in  Shanghai,  as  superintendent  and  teacher. 
She  has  also  had  charge  of  day  school  work 
both  within  and  outside  the  mission  proper. 

She  has  given  special  attention  to  the  girls 
after  they  have  left  the  school,  visiting  them 
in  their  homes  and  keeping  in  sympathetic 
and  loving  touch  with  them,  thus  helping 
them  in  many  ways,  directing  them  to  the 
service  of  Jesus  Christ. 

It  was  the  Woman's  Board  that  first  sent 
Miss  Burdick  to  Shanghai  for  this  work,  and 
all  the  time  it  has  been  responsible  for  her 
salary,  and  has  raised  the  funds,  sending 
them  through  the  Missionary  Society.  In  a 
very  definite  way  her  work  has  been  and  is 
the  work  of  the  Woman’s  Board. 


THE  WOMAN’S  EXECUTIVE  BOARD 


OINCE  the  organization  of  the  Woman’s  Board  it  lias  been 
^ its  province  to  act  as  a helpmeet  to  the  other  boards 
and  societies  of  the  denomination,  hence  the  Forward  Move- 
ment, which  is  but  the  denomination  going  forward  through 
its  various  boards  and  societies,  does  not  bring  to  it  any  essen- 
tially new  duties.  To  co-operate  fully,  however,  we  too  must 
catch  the  thrill  of  new  life  and  be  ready  to  move  forward. 

There  are  at  least  three  definite  ways  in  which  the  woman’s 
societies  of  the  local  churches  may  help  the  Forward  Movement. 

First,  they  may  help  spread  the  information  about  the 
aims  and  work  of  the  movement  which  is  the  foundation  of  all 
intelligent  co-operation  in  its  activities. 

Second,  they  may  help  in  raising  the  funds  to  carry  for- 
• ward  the  work. 

Third,  they  may  be  important  factors  in  the  social  life  of 
the  church,  serving  to  hold  the  young  people,  and  to  bind  the  en- 
tire membership  together  in  bonds  of  common  interest. 


INFORMATIONAL  ACTIVITIES 

T^'NOWLEDGE  of  the  aims  of  the  Forward  Movement  is 
fundamental  to  its  success,  and  the  local  societies  may 
do  much  to  disseminate  this  knowledge.  To  know  the  needs 
of  the  mission  fields  prompts  giving  to  these  fields  as  nothing 
else  will  do.  The  Executive  Board  have  prepared  a set  of 
slides  on  home  mission  fields  with  descriptive  matter  to  accom- 
pany them.  These  may  be  used  by  any  local  society  having  a 
lantern  available  for  showing  them,  the  only  expense  being  that 
of  transportation.  In  these  days  when  so  many  pictures  of  edu- 
cational and  religious  value  are  available  every  church  should 
possess  a lantern,  and  in  case  a church  is  lacking  one,  the  local 
aid  society  would  be  doing  the  church  a real  service  in  supply- 
ing one. 


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MISS'  ANNA  M.  WEST 
Shang-hai,  China 


In  1911  the  work  of  the  Girls’  School  in 
Shanghai  received  a greatly  needed  help  in 
the  sending  of  Miss  Anna  M.  West  as  a 
teacher  and  assistant  principal.  In  the  ab- 
sence of  Miss  Burdick  she  is  at  the  head 
of  the  school. 

Miss  West  was  in  America  for  her  first 
furlough  in  1918-1919.  At  that  time  she  spent 
several  months  in  special  study  for  her  work 
in  New  York  City.  She  also  visited  among 
the  churches,  presenting  the  interests  of  mis- 
sions. and  especially  those  of  the  Girls’  School. 

On  her  return  to  China  she  was  accompanied 
by  her  widowed  mother,  Mrs.  Leman  L.  West, 
who  has  become  a member  of  the  mission. 
Her  sister,  Miss  Mabel  L.  West,  is  now 
also  a member  of  the  mission,  supported 
by  the  kindness  and  generosity  of  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  George  H.  Trainer,  of  Salem,  W.  Va. 

The  Woman’s  Board  makes  an  annual  con- 
tribution to  the  Missionary  Society  to  meet 
the  salary  of  Miss  West,  and  therefore  justly 
has  the  honor  as  well  as  the  responsibility  of 
her  work  as  a missionary. 


Many  societies  are  asking  what  they  can  do  in  mission 
and  denominational  study.  Here  is  a help:  These  slides  may 
be  used  for  a series  of  meetings  or  for  one  or  more  programs 
as  seems  best.  The  slides  showing  the  conditions  in  the  great 
southwestern  field,  with  its  hundreds  of  children  who  have  no 
church  privileges,  are  especially  appealing.  The  descriptive  mat- 
ter is  written  by  Mrs.  T.  J.  Van  Horn  who  is  thoroughly  con- 
versant with  conditions  there. 

Another  set  of  slides  now  in  the  hands  of  the  board  is 
that  prepared  sometime  ago  by  David  E.  Titsworth  of  Plain- 
field,  N.  J.,  for  the  General  Conference  program  at  Alfred. 
It  is  called  “Heroes  of  the  Faith’’  and  consists  of  a series  of 
pictures  of  men  and  women  who  have  been  laborers  in  our  Sev- 
enth Day  Baptist  vineyard,  our  denominational  leaders  of  the 
past.  Their  presentation  in  our  different  churches  and  societies 
will  help  to  link  the  past  with  the  present  and  will  lend  impe- 
tus and  inspiration  to  the  Forward  Movement. 

To  societies  that  have  no  lantern  available  we  would  rec- 
ommend studies  from  the  Sabbath  Recorder  where  various  for- 
ward steps  are  discussed  and  recorded  in  the  reports  of  the 
meetings  of  the  various  boards  and  in  letters  from  the  For- 
ward Movement  director.  In  fact,  all  societies  whether  having 
a lantern  or  not,  would  be  much  profited  by  the  use  of  such 
material. 

For  historical  work,  much  may  be  gleaned  from  the  confer- 
ence minutes  of  past  years  and  the  History  of  Seventh  Day  Bap- 
tists. The  corresponding  secretary  or  the  president  of  the  board 
will  gladly  correspond  with  any  society  wishing  suggestions 
along  the  line  of  denominational  studies. 


MISS  MARIE  JANSZ 
Pangoengrsen,  Tajoe,  Java 


Sister  Marie  Jansz  is  a Seventh  Day  Baptist  missionary, 
'born  in  Java  of  European  parents  who  were  sent  from 
Holland  as  Christian  missionaries  during  the  last  cen- 
tury. 

For  many  years  she  has  managed  a work  of  her  own 
establishment  among  the  poor  and  sick,  especially  of  the 
Javanese,  although  there  are  a few  Europeans  at  times 
in  her  colony. 

The  mission  property  consists  of  a farm  of  several 
acres  with  buildings  for  homes,  school,  work-shops,  hos- 
pital, etc.  Many  of  the  people  are  too  infirm  or  ill  to  do 
any  work,  and  so  while  the  farm  and  the  work-shops 
yield  a small  income,  and  the  people  are  taught  useful 
occupations,  it  is  not  self-supporting. 

The'  Woman’s  Board  makes  an  annual  appropriation  of 
$100.00  which  is  sent  through  the  Missionary  Society  for 
this  work  of  Sister  Jansz,  and  many  of  the  women  of  the 
denomination,  either  as  individuals  or  through  their  local 
society,  make  other  contributions. 

The  work  has  the  full  confidence  of  the  Board,  and 
attention  is  called  to  the  interesting  letters  which  are 
published  in  the  “Sabbath  Recorder”  from  time  to  time. 


FINANCIAL  ACTIVITIES 


With  reference  to  the  financial  part  of  the  work  our  budget 
for  the  year  is  as  follows. 


Salary  of  Miss  Susie  M.  Burdick,  Shanghai $ 800  00 

Salary  of  Miss  Anna  M.  West,  Shanghai 800  00 

Toward  salary  of  Dr.  Bessie  B.  Sinclair,  Lieu-oo 100  00 

Miss  Marie  Jansz,  Java 100  00 

Evangelistic  work  in  Southwestern  Association 250  00 

Georgetown  Chapel,  British  Guiana 200  00 

Fouke  School,  Fouke,  Ark 200  00 

Boys’  School,  Shanghai,  China 100  00 

Girls’  School,  Shanghai,  China 100  00 

Twentieth  Century  Endowment  Fund 300  00 

Tract  Society 900  00 

Retired  Ministers’  Fund 250  00 

Board  Expense  Fund 200  00 


$4,300  00 

Comparing  this  with  the  budget  for  last  year  it  will  be  seen 
that  the  real  forward  steps  of  this  year  are  the  contributions  to 
the  Georgetown  chapel  and  to  our  mission  schools  in  Shanghai, 
these  being  in  line  with  the  Forward  Movement. 

The  Girls’  School  in  Shanghai  naturally  makes  a strong  ap- 
peal to  the  women  of  the  denomination  and  it  seems  fitting  that 
they  should  take  upon  themselves  the  payment  of  the  salaries  of 
the  two  missionary  teachers,  Miss  Burdick  and  Miss  West.  It 
is  a source  of  congratulation  that  two  of  the  girl  graduates  of 
that  school  are  now  in  this  country  studying  to  fit  themselves  for 
further  usefulness  in  their  native  land.  They  are  Eling  Waung, 
Dr.  Palmborg’s  adopted  daughter,  now  studying  in  Milton  Col- 
lege, and  Miss  Helen  Su,  who  is  taking  a nurse’s  training  course 
at  Battle  Creek  Sanitarium. 

Aside  from  the  money  raised  by  the  local  societies  for  the 
objects  here  specified,  which,  with  the  exception  of  the  Twenti- 
eth Century  Endowment  Fund,  which  is  not  named  in  the  For- 
ward Movement  Budget,  should  in  all  cases  be  paid  through  the 
local  church  treasurer,  many  societies  find  it  necessary  to  help  the 
local  church  still  further  in  making  up  its  quota  for  the  general 
budget.  How  they  are  to  do  this  is  left  entirely  to  each  society 


GROUP  AT  BECK’S  PRAIRIE,  OKLA. 

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This  is  a picture  taken  in  the  summer  of  1918  in  front  of  the 
school  house  at  Beck’s  Prairie,  Okla.,  about  ten  miles  west  of 
Gentry,  Ark.  It  was  taken  at  the  time  that  Rev.  and  Mrs.  Theodore 
J.  Van  Horn  were  living  in  a tent  near  the  school  house,  and  were 
conducting  a religious  day  school,  a singing  school,  and  evening 
evangelistic  meetings.  This  represents  a group  of  mothers  and  small 
children,  Mrs.  Van  Horn’s  “cradle  roll”. 

The  Woman’s  Board  has  an  item  in  its  budget  for  work  in  the 
Southwest,  in  places  like  that  shown  in  the  picture. 


to  decide.  Some  do  it  by  earning  money  through  sales  and  sup- 
pers and  entertainments,  and  others  by  direct  contributions  from 
the  members.  Local  conditions  must  decide  these  things,  but 
if  the  societies  will  make  use  of  their  own  column  in  the  Sab- 
bath Recorder  for  exchange  of  plans  much  benefit  may  result. 
In  the  matter  of  raising  funds  let  us  not  forget  that  the  most  ef- 
fectual of  all  means  is  that  of  practicing  tithing.  Our  local  so- 
cieties can  do  no  better  service  than  to  promote  tithing  in  every 
way.  Were  it  in  general  practice  our  financial  difficulties  would 
be  solved. 


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SOCIAL  ACTIVITIES 

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A S the  social  life  of  the  home  depends  largely  upon  the 

woman  in  the  home  so  the  women  of  the  church  have  an  im- 
portant part  in  the  social  life  of  the  church.  Each  meeting  of 
our  local  societies  should  radiate  Christian  friendship  and  so- 
ciability, and  strong  effort  should  be  made  to  bring  every  wo- 
man of  the  church  within  the  radius  of  its  friendly  activities. 
Sociability  plays  a large  part  in  making  a united  church  and  it  is 
the  united  church  that  will  bring  things  to  pass  in  the  way  of 
forward  activities.  The  women  of  the  church  may  take  the  lead 
in  other  social  affairs  not  connected  with  their  own  society. 
In  “home  comings”,  in  sociables,  etc.,  keeping  alive  the  social 
life  of  the  church. 

One  of  the  forward  movements  of  the  Conference  of  1920 
was  the  appointment  of  a member  of  the  Young  People’s  Board 
on  the  Woman’s  Board,  and  an  appointment  of  a member  of  the 
Woman’s  Board  to  act  with  the  Young  People’s  Board.  Let  us 
make  real  and  vital  this  connection  by  taking  active  interest  in 
the  young  people.  Let  the  local  societies  of  women  help  to 
furnish  a wholesome  social  life  for  them  by  entertaining  them 
and  by  opening  their  homes  to  them  for  their  own  social  af- 
fairs, realizing  that  providing  the  young  with  wholesome  so- 
ciability within  the  folds  of  the  church  is  a vital  point  in  solv- 
ing the  problem  of  holding  our  own  and  going  forward. 


LITTLE  PRAIRIE,  ARK..  CHURCH  BLULDING 

This  is  a picture  of  the  Little  Prairie  Seventh  Day  Bap- 
tist Church  near  Nady  and  Tichnor  Ark.,  both  places  being 
■country  post  offices  at  some  distance  from  the  railroad. 

This  field  is  one  which  presents  many  difficulties  and 
hardships,  but  at  the  same  time  many  opportunities  and 
prospects  for  growth  and  development  in  the  work  of  the 
Lord. 

At  the  present  time  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Columbus  C.  Van  Horn 
and  son,  Marion,  a lad  of  about  ten  year,  are  located  on  this 
field  as  leaders  in  Christian  work. 

The  Woman’s  Board  is  helping  by  making  a financial 
contribution  to  the  work  of  the  Missionary  Society  in  the 
Southwest  Field,  of  which  Little  Prairie  is  a part. 


These  things  we  may  do  as  societies  but  the  task  is  not  fin- 
ished there.  As  individual  Seventh  Day  Baptist  women  we 
have  the  great  privilege  by  personal  work  of  promoting  the  spirit- 
ual life  of  the  church,  by  attending  the  prayer  meetings,  up- 
holding the  Sabbath  schools,  bv  encouraging  the  movement  for 
vacation  religious  day  schools,  by  maintaining  family  worship, 
and  by  praying  that  our  young  people  may  be  led  to  fit  them- 
selves for  leadership  in  the  church  of  the  future. 


GIRLS'  SCHOOL,  SHANGHAI,  CHINA 


The  writer  of  this  paragraph  well  remembers  the  exultant 
glory  that  shone  in  the  face  of  Miss  Mary  E.  Bailey,  the  first 
secretary  of  the  Woman’s  Board,  when  she  announced  that 
Miss  Susie  M.  Burdick  had  favorable  responded  to  the  call  of 
the  Board  to  go  as  a teacher  in  our  mission  work  at  Shanghai. 

The  wives  of  our  missionaries  had  always  conducted 
schools,  but  after  Miss  Nelson  married,  and  ceased  her  work 
with  the  mission,  there  was  great  need  of  a permanent  teacher. 
From  that  time  till  now  the  work  of  the  Girls’  School  at  our 
mission  in  China  has  been  very  largely  fostered  and  supported 
by  the  Woman’s  Board. 

This  picture  of  the  girls  at  the  school  was  taken  several 
years  ago.  A new  building  and  better  equipments  are  very 
much  needed  at  the  present  time,  and  a full  response  to  the 
Forward  Movement  program  will  provide  these  advantages  in 
a few  years. 


HELEN  SU  AND  ELING  WAUNG 


Miss  Helen  Su  is  taking  a course  in  the 
Nurses’  Training  School  in  the  Sanitarium  at 
Battle  Creek,  Mich.  She  is  a graduate  of  our 
Girls’  School  in  Shanghai,  and  is  preparing 
for  work  in  our  hospital  at  Lieu-oo. 

Miss  Eling  Waung  is  the'  adopted  daughter 
of  Dr.  Rosa  W.  Palmborg.  She  too  is  a grad- 
uate of  the  Girls’  School.  She  is  now  attend- 
ing school  at  Milton  College,  and  plans  to 
return  in  the  autumn  of  1922  with  Dr.  Palm- 
borg and  Miss  Su,  as  a teacher  in  our  mission 
school  work. 


MESSAGE  FROM  THE  WOMAN’S  BOARD 


Dear  Sisters: 

It  was  said  of  Luther  that  on  his  busiest  days  he  spent 
three  hours  in  prayer  that  he  might  be  able  to  accomplish  his 
work. 

If  it  was  necessary  for  our  Savior  to  spend  whole  nights 
in  prayer,  how  much  more  do  we  need  to  give  much  time  to 
prayer  for  the  things  that  are  so  vital  to  us  as  a denomination. 

A special  committee  Was  appointed  by  the  Missionary  Board 
to  prepare  a list  of  needed  workers.  You  will  find  their  report  in 
the  Recorder  of  January  31st,  page  142. 

Will  you  pray  daily  and  definitely,  by  name  as  they  occur  to 

you. 

First,  for  twenty  young  people  for  training  for  pastoral 
service ; 

Second,  for  at  least  two  missionaries  for  the  cause  in  Michi- 
gan, Ohio  and  Indiana ; 

Third,  for  the  great  Southwest,  at  least  two  more  mission- 
aries to  be  engaged  there  as  soon  as  possible ; 

Fourth,  for  two  missionaries  for  the  Pacific  Coast. 

Fifth,  for  a man  and  his  wife,  who  have  an  understanding 
of  the  Spanish  language,  to  go  to  Argentina ; 

Sixth,  for  two  more  in  training  to  go  to  the  help  of  Mr. 
Spencer  in  British  Guiana  ; and 

Seventh,  for  a Field  Secretary. 

Very  sincerly  yours  in  behalf  of  the  Woman’s  Board, 

Metta  P.  Babcock, 

Secretary. 

Milton,  IV is., 

March  1 1,  1921. 


